History at Virginia Military Institute

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Virginia Military Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 1,698 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in history from VMI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

VMI History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

VMI History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at VMI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at VMI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused History Schools	9
Best History Schools	15
Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
	33
	34
Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best Value History Schools	158
Most Popular History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Popular History Schools	291

History Student Demographics at VMI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Virginia Military Institute.

VMI History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from VMI. About 97% were men and 3% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at VMI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Military Institute with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

VMI also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Military Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	33

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Military Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kbog under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.